Extract . . .
"Simon Mundell is the Co-founder and Director of RESULTS.com. He speaks locally and internationally about successful business execution."
Link
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/small-business/news/article.cfm?c_id=85&objectid=10671429
Tuesday, September 28
Lack of funds paralyzes chief scientist
Extract . . .
"The lack of grants is slowing the growth of the country's high-tech companies, which often rely on the government agency, said industry sources.
The Chief Scientist's Office at the Industry and Trade Ministry may have a new head, but his hands are tied: A week after the appointment of Avi Hasson was announced, it turns out his office has no money - its budget ran out in June."
Link
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/lack-of-funds-paralyzes-chief-scientist-1.313299
"The lack of grants is slowing the growth of the country's high-tech companies, which often rely on the government agency, said industry sources.
The Chief Scientist's Office at the Industry and Trade Ministry may have a new head, but his hands are tied: A week after the appointment of Avi Hasson was announced, it turns out his office has no money - its budget ran out in June."
Link
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/lack-of-funds-paralyzes-chief-scientist-1.313299
Virgin territory: how to name your business
Extract . . .
"What's the best or worst business name you have heard? Leave your comment below . . .
Ridiculed in a July 14 post by the tech blog Cnet, the Samsung emoticon shows how tricky the creative process of naming can be. Picking a name for your start-up is one of the first decisions that you must make and one of the toughest."
Link
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/startup/virgin-territory-how-to-name-your-business-20100719-10hi0.html
"What's the best or worst business name you have heard? Leave your comment below . . .
Ridiculed in a July 14 post by the tech blog Cnet, the Samsung emoticon shows how tricky the creative process of naming can be. Picking a name for your start-up is one of the first decisions that you must make and one of the toughest."
Link
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/startup/virgin-territory-how-to-name-your-business-20100719-10hi0.html
The Internet of Things
Extract . . .
"Will your fridge be able to detect any product past its use-by date and inform you about it in the near future? The Internet should not only connect the more than 1.5 billion people who use it, but also people to things and things-to-things, according to Spanish Socialist MEP Maria Badia i Cutchet."
Link
http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=841
"Will your fridge be able to detect any product past its use-by date and inform you about it in the near future? The Internet should not only connect the more than 1.5 billion people who use it, but also people to things and things-to-things, according to Spanish Socialist MEP Maria Badia i Cutchet."
Link
http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=841
At the end of the rainbow
Extract . . .
"James Crow assumed all families had a 'go to' jar. Whether it was a cut or a scrape, a bite or a burn, Crow’s mother would reach in the cupboard for the 1kg jar of homemade all-natural skin balm to soothe various ills."
Link
http://unlimited.co.nz/unlimited.nsf/startup/at-the-end-of-the-rainbow
"James Crow assumed all families had a 'go to' jar. Whether it was a cut or a scrape, a bite or a burn, Crow’s mother would reach in the cupboard for the 1kg jar of homemade all-natural skin balm to soothe various ills."
Link
http://unlimited.co.nz/unlimited.nsf/startup/at-the-end-of-the-rainbow
Bank customers can make higher online payments
Extract . . .
"Bank customers can now make payments online up to the value of £100,000, up from just £10,000.
Until now, the Faster Payments Scheme - used for transferring money between accounts – has limited payments to the lower level. But it has now been raised to the six figure sum in a move to provide customers with a better service."
Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/7994416/Bank-customers-can-make-higher-online-payments.html
"Bank customers can now make payments online up to the value of £100,000, up from just £10,000.
Until now, the Faster Payments Scheme - used for transferring money between accounts – has limited payments to the lower level. But it has now been raised to the six figure sum in a move to provide customers with a better service."
Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/7994416/Bank-customers-can-make-higher-online-payments.html
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